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Tue, Nov 15 2011 17:00:10

Police Move to Clear Occupy Wall Street

NYPD moved in at around 1a.m. on Tuesday and swiftly evicted OWS protesters from their Zuccotti Park base. People are now congregating at Foley Square instead. This Storify shows how Occupy Wall Street turned into Occupy Foley Square overnight. But more importantly, what's next for the movement?

  1. Watch livestream here:
  2. OccupyWallStNYC
    ANNOUNCEMENT - #LibertySquare is BEING RAIDED NOW. LIVE: http://www.livestream.com/occupynyc #ows
    #OCCUPYWALLSTREET
    Tue, Nov 15 2011 00:59:57
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  3. 12:35am. #OccupyWallStreet on the way to Columbus Circle. http://t.co/1NhAOZqx
    mmflint
    Tue, Nov 15 2011 02:47:34
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  4. OccupyWallStNYC
    EMERGENCY URGENT NYC CAMP BEING RAIDED RIGHT NOW EVERYONE TO ZUCATTI NOW LIVE FEEDS: http://bit.ly/ubk6N4 http://bit.ly/v1TyPW #ows #anonops
    #OCCUPYWALLSTREET
    Tue, Nov 15 2011 01:07:34
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  5. First pictures from police raid! Cops barricading, one block from park. People running down B'way. http://t.co/aJenk3kQ
    mmflint
    Tue, Nov 15 2011 02:47:34
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  6. nicoles
    This is going to be extremely messy. Why the fuck now, NYPD? #ows
    Nicole Aptekar
    Tue, Nov 15 2011 01:38:06
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  7. 11235 viewers on OWS raid livestream right now.
  8. OccupyWallStNYC
    URGENT - Get to Zuccotti park now! dont let us fall!! #OWS
    #OCCUPYWALLSTREET
    Tue, Nov 15 2011 01:10:40
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  9. Livestream is down now, showing past footage.
  10. nytimes
    NYT NEWS ALERT: Police Begin Clearing Zuccotti Park of Occupy Wall Street Protesters
    The New York Times
    Tue, Nov 15 2011 01:06:04
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  11. GetUpStandUp2
    RT @NBCNewYork: Here's the letter that was handed out to #OWS campers at Zuccotti Park. Read the latest here: http://bit.ly/uDycwr http://pic.twitter.com/UU5ZGSMG
    Susan DuFresne1
    Tue, Nov 15 2011 01:41:09
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  12. Livestream is back online.
  13. Mcewing7
    omg!!!! bad things happening on occupy wall street
    M C E
    Tue, Nov 15 2011 01:41:07
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  14. Protesters chant: "The whole world is watching! The whole world is watching!"

    A female protester shouts: "DON'T TOUCH THEM!!!!"
  15. Cardboardmovie
    @MikeBloomberg is on the wrong side of history. Occupy Wall Street will come back stronger than ever. #OWS
    Dan H.
    Tue, Nov 15 2011 01:44:26
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  16. We have hit 14,000 viewers on livestream now, cool.

  17. OccupyWallStNYC
    The police have blocked all entrances. They are not allowing press in. #ows
    #OCCUPYWALLSTREET
    Tue, Nov 15 2011 01:33:13
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  18. textfiles
    Really, 1am for a massive raid on #ows and whatever hamhead okay'd this thinks it's going to go smoothly. See ya, Bloomberg. it was fun.
    Jason Scott
    Tue, Nov 15 2011 01:50:52
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  19. This is what raid looks like from WTC site aka Freedom Twr. #ows http://t.co/NeAGHbw8
    matthew4300
    Tue, Nov 15 2011 02:47:34
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  20. Is that an LRAD?! http://t.co/66OApMs2
    newyorkist
    Tue, Nov 15 2011 02:47:34
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  21. And they sing sarcastically: "If you bullshit and you know it clap your hands..." *clap clap*

  22. Auggie5000
    They shut down subway lines and the brooklyn bridge for the raid. if you wanna get there you gotta get off at canal st. Long Walk. #ows
    Augustine
    Tue, Nov 15 2011 01:51:22
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  23. OccupyWallStNYC
    Tents are being violently ripped apart. Peaceful progresses being dragged out. Press still not allowed to enter park. Reports of macing
    #OCCUPYWALLSTREET
    Tue, Nov 15 2011 01:51:12
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  24. Follow @columbiajourn student Adam McCauley for updates, he is at the scene:
  25. adammccauley
    Cedar street barricaded with Heavy NYPD #OWS #cuj12 http://t.co/CFktUMDp
    adammccauley
    Tue, Nov 15 2011 01:52:09
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